"Terry Streeter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : Spotted this in the Times yesterday. : : Smoking is to be banned on boats and ships in British waters, the : Government said. : Douglas Alexander, the Transport Secretary, said that he plans to : extend the ban on smoking in public places to the nation's waterways. : Smoking in enclosed workplaces, public places and vehicles on land will : be banned from July 1. : In a written statement to MPs, Mr Alexander said: "I now intend to : introduce similar provisions to provide protection from second-hand : smoke for people on vessels at sea and on inland waterways." : Sailors and passengers will still be allowed to smoke in their : cabins. Mr Alexander said that the ban would be enforced by the : Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Flouting it would lead to similar : penalties to those for smoking on dry land. :
Its even better. They want it to apply to any vessel in UK waters even if they are foreign boats not visiting the UK. So the Coastguard will sail out and board Russian ships sailing through the English Channel on the British side to see if the crew are smoking -- Brian Ancient Order of Sewer Ants Visit this site and help save our waterways http://www.savethewaterways.org.uk/
